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S. GANDEK.

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FREIGHT. CAR:

APPLlCATlON FILED JAN. 25. 1919.

Patented June 3,1919.

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i Application filed January25, 1919. Serial 1a. 272,997. 1

To all whom it mayc0ncern: .1 l I Be it known that I, 'STANISLAW GANDEK, alcitizen' or Austria, residing at Uniontown, county of Fayette, l and State of Pennsyl- Vania, have-invented. certain-new; and useful Improvements: I in Freight-Cars, of l which the following is a specification. I This invention relates to improvements in freight cars, such as are commonly used upon railroads, and articularly to types adapted to convey artic es in bulk, such as sand,=coal=,=:

grain and other commodities.

The principal object of the invention 1s to provide a car from which the contents may be readily removed at either side, the contents passing out by gravity without manual exertion.

A further object is to provide means whereby the entire side walls of the car may be inclined outwardly, permitting the contents to roll out from the car in an expeditious manner.

These and other like objects are attained by the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter described and shown in the accompanying drawings, forming a material part of this disclosure, and in which Figure 1 isa side elevational view showing a freight car made in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is an end view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 33 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 4 is a similar vertical sectional view taken on line 44 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 10 represents the rails of a conventional railway track, upon which rest the wheels 11, the same being secured to axles 12, journaled in the car trucks.

The car has rigid end walls 14, secured to beams 15, joined at their upper corners with the side beams 16, the same forming a rigid rectangular frame work supported by vertical elements 17, which extends, downward to the car truck. The side walls are preferably made in sections, two being indicated by the numeral 18, connected by hinges 19 to the longitudinal beams 16.

Formed in each of the side walls 18 are openings 20, entering into extending casings 21, open at their bottom, the openings 20 being normally covered by shutters 22, to which are attached theiower ends of cables 28, passing over pallegys 24, jouraalsd m ;in :.:or chute brackets 25, secured vcentrally-of the sliding 7 plates or-shutters 22."

The other end of'thecord or cable 23,.has securedto it pu'l'lrings 26,-its endbeing'em gaged with. suitable holding devices as'balls 27, convenient to an: operator 1 from the ex terior of the car, thus by=drawingthe cables 23, the shutter plates are raised, permitting the contents to pass out of the car through the openings20 'and be'delivered by the cas- 21, from either side and from either end of the car. In addition to the side delivery through these openings, obviously the side walls may swing upon their hinges 19, the walls being held in normal closed position against the sides of the car by bolts 30, passing through suitable eyes 31, extending out from the lower portion of the car frame, the bolts being held against loss by chains or like securing means 32, thus either or both of the car side walls may be permitted to swing out, so that the entire contents of the car is unloaded in an expeditious manner.

In addition to the foregoing, the floorings 35 on each side of the median line of the car, are hinged upon rods 36, which extend longitudinally the length of each section of the car, these rods being journaled in the rigid central bars 37, their ends having secured upon them pinions 38, connecting with mating gears 39, fixed upon the shafts 40 and 41 which extend outward from each. end of the car and secured to the shaft 40, adjacent to the side of the gear 39 is a ratchet 42, controlled by a pawl 43, so as to hold the same against rotation in one direction.

Also meshed with the teeth of the gear 39 is another pinion 44, fixed upon the shaft 45 to which is attached a crank 46, having a handle 47, so that as the crank is turned, rotary motion is transmitted through the train of gears to the shafts 36 raising or lowering the pivoted flooring in an obvious manner.

When it is desired to allow the contents to drop by gravity, the pawl 43 is raised, whereupon an anchor 48, pivoted on a pin 49, operates with respect to a star wheel 50, se cured on the shaft 41, alongside the gear 49, thereby permitting the floors to become lowered in a gradual manner,

From the foregoing it will be evident that by releasing the side walls, and at the same time permitting the flooring to elsseead, the

entire contents of the car, such as sand, grain or the like may be permitted to drop out in a rapid and effective manner without shoveling or other manual operation.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A freight car comprising a rectangular frame, and a truck upon which said frame is mounted, of side walls hingedly engaged at their upper edges to the longitudinal elements of said side frame, openings formed centrally near the lower edge of said side walls, shutter plates normally covering said openings, means for raising said shutter plates and a casing adapted to direct material passing outward of the opening in a downward direction.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for 2. A freight car comprising a truck, and a rectangular frame mounted thereon of sectional sides hingedly engaged with the upper portions of said frame, longitudinally thereof, openings formed through each of said sections, on each side of said car, means for normally covering said openings, a casing over said openings, means for holding said sectional side Walls in rigid engagement with the lower frame elements, a sectional floor pivotally engaged with said frame, said floor sections being adapted to tilt downward at their outer edges, means for raising said floor sections coincidently, and means for retarding the normal descent thereof.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature.

STANISLAW GANDEK.

fi e cents each,- by addressing the Commissioner of latents, Washington, D. G. 

